Re: Installation on a LVM partition

[Tim Hawes <tim%easyfreeunix.com@localhost>]

Wouldn't it be a lot simpler to recompile the NetBSD kernel in
VirtualBox? You could test your ram image and new kernel there, too,
before attempting it on the hardware.


Victor Santos writes:

> I'd installed, to be more precise:
> 1. Extracted all sets that I want in root.
> 2. Configured, /etc/fstab and /etc/rc.conf (missing something ?)
> 2. Pointed GRUB2 of Arch Linux to load NetBSD kernel.
>
> after this kernel is loaded correctly, but theres a problem in mount
> root device, tried --root=/dev/Vol0/netbsd and --root=Vol0/netbsd and no
> success.
> I think that the problem is because the LVM module (dm ?) isn't loaded
> earlier root mount.
> On linux it can be done adding module to initrd/initramfs on FreeBSD can
> be done recompiling kernel.
> So I think for boot correctly a I've to recompile NetBSD kernel with LVM
> module, if I'm correct, is possible compile NetBSD kernel from linux or
> from FreeBSD ?
> obviously if have other way of LVM module be loaded earlier root mount
> instead of recompile kernel will be great!